Hair ornamenting or holding device.



J. MOARTHUR.

HAIR ORNAMEN TING OR HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 190B.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

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JAMES MoARTI-IUR, OF ROCHESTER, YORK.

HAIR ORNAMENTING OR HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

Application filed November 14, 1908. Serial No. 462,548.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES MOARTHUR, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hair Ornamenting or Holding Devices; and I do here bydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the refcrence-numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to devices such as combs, barrettes or thelike employed for ornamenting or for holding the hair of ladies. and anobject of the invention is to provide a fastening means which inaddition to interlocking with the hair will move to effect a clamping ofthe hair to the device.

To this and other ends the invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inner face of anornamental back comb embodying this invention; Figs. 2, 3 and a aredetail sectional views of the direction of the longitudinal axis of thefastener showing the latter respectively in open or unfastened position,during the closing, and in closed or fastened position; Fig. 5 is asection on line aa, Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 is a section on line bb, Fig. 3.

Hair ornamenting or holding devices have heretofore been secured inposition by means which merely interlocks or loosely engages between thestrands of the hair, and as a consequence if the strands with which thefastei'iers interlock become loose the comb drops out. In this inventionthe fastener has in addition to its movement to interlock with the hairstrands, a movement toward the body of the ornamenting or holdingclevice to effect the clamping of the hair, so that even should thestrands become loose the device will be held thereto.

In the present embodiment of the invention a fastener has a movementacross the face of a back comb l transversely of the teeth of thelatter. This fastener may comprise a gripping portion 2 connected by aresilient portion 3 with a guiding portion 4, the gripping portionhaving a normal tendency to move toward the face of the comb and havingits resilient connection with the guiding portion placed under tensionduring the movement across the face of the comb, in order that, whensutficient strands have been caught, the gripping portion may springtoward the comb and effect a gripping or clamping of the hairs againstthe body of the comb. In this instance, the gripping portion 2,resilient portion 8 and guiding portion 4 are formed from a single pieceof fiat spring steel that is reversely curved, one of the curvedportions providing the guiding portion and the other the grip-pingportion, while the resilient portion is formed by the connection betweenthem. The end 5 of the gripping portion is thus deflected away from thecomb, so that when the fastener is moved to locking position the endwill first cooperate wit-h a device in the form of a guide 6 and causethe gripping portion to move away from the comb in order that thefastener may interlock with strands of the hair. This action also placesthe resilient portion 3 under tension and when the gripping portionpasses the guide 6 it springs toward the comb and clamps the hair. Thedeflected or resilient connection by binding against the guide 6prevents the accidental sliding of the fastener.

The guiding of the fastener on the comb may be effected in any suitablemanner but it is preferred to employ straps or loops 7 which may bearranged on a plate 8 that may be secured to the comb and also carry theguide 6, a stop 9 being preferably provided on the plate 8 in order tocooperate with a stop 10 on the fastener to limit the outward orunfastening movement of the latter. The curved guiding portion 4 iscompressed by the straps when the fastener is in closed or fastenedposition and the friction between the parts also prevents accidentalslipping of the fastener. vVhen the fastener is opened the curvedguiding portion moves away from the lines of the head of the wearer sothat the fastener may be easily manipulated.

In operation the comb is first placed in the hair and then the fasteneris moved transversely of the teeth until the rearwardly deflectedoperating-portion 11 engages an edge of the comb. The hair is nowclamped and even should the comb become dislodged it will be held to thehair. A. movement of the fastener in the opposite direction releases thecomb.

A hair ornamenting or holding device constructed in accordance with thisinvention will not have its cost of manufacture materially increased,yet it will insure the wearer against the loss thereof. The constructionis not conspicuous as all the parts except the small operating portionare hidden from view, while the simplicity of the device makes it littleliable to get out of order and at the same time renders the operationsuch that any one may understand it.

I claim as my invention:

17 In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a fastener therefor comprising a gripping portion movableacross the face of the body, and a guide cooperating with the grippingportion for holding the latter away from the body in a certain positionof the gripping portion, said guide being located entirely on a side ofthat portion of the body against which the hair is pressed by thegripping portion.

2. In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a fastener therefor embodying a guiding portion movable acrossa face of the body and a gripping portion resiliently rarried by theguiding portion, and a guide cooperating with the gripping portion forholding the latter away from the body in a. certain position of thegripping portion, said guide being located entirely on a side of thatportion of the body against which the hair is pressed by the grippingportion.

3. In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a. fastener made of resilient material and embodying a guidingportion, a gripping portion and a deflected portion connecting theguiding portion to the gripping portion, and a guide over which thegripping portion is adapted to travel to hold the latter away from thecomb until the deflected portion is passed.

4t. In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody having a loop arranged thereon, of a fastener arranged to travelbeneath the loop and across the face of the body and having a grippingportion to cooperate with the body and a guide cooperating with thefastener for holding the gripping portion away from the body in acertain position of the gripping portion, said guide being locatedentirely on a side of that portion of the body against which the hair ispressed by the gripping portion.

In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a fastener therefor embodying a gripping portion movable acrossthe face of the body and also toward said face to cooperate therewith inorder to grip the hair, of a guide cooperating with said fastener forholding the gripping portion away from the body in a certain position ofthe gripping portion, said guide being 10 *ated entirely on one side ofthat portion of the body against which the hair is pressed by thegripping portion.

6. In a device for oruamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a sliding fastener mounted thereon and comprising a resilientlymounted gripping portion adapted to be moved toward the comb, and acurved and resilient guiding portion connected to the gripping portion.

7. In a device for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody, of a sliding fastener embodying a strip of resilient materialcurved at one end toward the body to provide a gripping portion, and aguide to cooperate with the curved gripping portion to move it away fromthe body.

8. In a devicev for ornamenting or holding hair, the combination with abody carrying a loop and a guide, of a fastener embodying a strip ofresilient material reversely curved, one curved portion being adapted totravel over the guide in order to be moved away from the body and theother portion having a movement beneath the loop.

9. The combination with a body, of a plate secured to the inner facethereof and having a loop extending therefrom and a guide, and a stripof reversely curved material adapted to be moved beneath the loop andhaving one curved portion adapted to travel on the guide to be movedaway from the body the end of said strip being deflected to cooperatewith an edge of the body.

JAMES MoARTHUR. lVitnesses PERRY A. \Vmorrr, HAROLD H. Struts.

